Stereoscopic glasses.



B. C. HUBER L L. S. L-EASURE.

STEREOSCOPIC GLASSES.

APPLICAUONFILED Aue.31.vl915.

1,1 86,786. Patented June 13, 1916.

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BERTHOM!) C. HUBER AND LELAND S. LEASUBE, F DIEGO, CALIFORNIA.

STEREOSCOPIC GLASSES.

Speoiation of Letters Patent.

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Application led August 31, 1915. Serial No. 48,1718.

' of which the following is a speci ication.

This invention relates to stereoscopic glasses, and it has for itsobject the provision of an im roVed device of this character providedwit lenses adjustable toward and from each other, screens disposedinwardly of said lenses, and'means for supporting `the structure uponthe nose of the user,

whereby a stereoscopic effect is produced when a picture is rviewedthrough said glasses. z

Further objects andA advantages of the invention will be set forth inthe detailed description which now follows.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a front elevation of a pair ofstereoscopic lasses constructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2is a horizontal, sectional view'and Fig. 3 is a vertical, sectionalview. Like numerals designate corresponding parts in all of the figuresof the drawing.

Referring to the drawing, numeral Y5 designates a rotative adjusting rodprovided with a knurled operating handle 6. The rod 5 is oppositelythreaded at 7 and 8 and blocks 9 and 10 carrying frames 11 and 12 arethreaded upon the threaded portions 7 and y8 of the rod 5. Mounted inframes 11 and 12 are the lenses 13 and 14. The front faces of theselenses are disposed at an angle with their rear faces as is bestillustrated in Fig. 2, for the purpose of trans osing the images, as iswell understood. hields 15 and 16 are carried by the frames 11 and 12and are disposed inwardly of the lenses and the shield 16 has securedthereto, therod 17. This rod is slidably mounted in a keeper 18 that iscarried by theshield 15. construction permits the shields and lenses 'tomove toward and from each other while at the same time holding them inproper alinement with each other. rlhe stem 19 is secured to a block 20in which block the rod 5 turns, collars 21 atHXed to the rod holding theblock 20 always in ya central position with respect to the length of therod v5 while permitting the rod 5 to turn in said block. The stem 19carriesla nose piece`22 j at its lower end. This stem likewise carriesThis l ears 23' throu h which rod'17 passes, and in which the ro slides.The usual ear engaglng members 2l are pivoted at 25 to ears 26 of theframes 11 and 12.

By virtue of the construction herein shown and described, it will beseen that the n ose piece 22 is always held in central relation to theentire structure, the lenses are adjustable to secure the best possiblefocus,

and the parts are held in proper correlation l and alinelnent; by virtueof all of which the stereoscopic. eii'ect is secured.

lVhile the elements shown and described are well adapted to serve thepurposes for which they are intended, it is to be under stood that theinvention is not limited to the precise construction' set forth but'includes sai within its purview such changes as may be made within thescope of the appended claims.

Having described our invention what we claim is:

1. In a device of the character described,

Vthe combination with a pair of stereoscopic lenses of shields movabletherewith and disposed inwardly thereof, a centrally arranged nose pieceand means for adjusting said' lenses and said shields toward and fromsaid nose piece.

2.,- In a device of the character described, the combination with a rod,the ends of which are oppositely threaded, of blocks threaded upon suchrod, frames carried by said blocks, stereoscopiclenses mounted in saidframes and a centrally arranged nose piece supported from said rod.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination with a rod,the ends of which are oppositely threaded, of blocks threaded upon suchrod, frames carried by said blocks, stereoscopic lenses mounted in saidframes, a centrally arranged nose piece supported from said rod, shieldscarried by said frames and disposed inwardly of said lenses and movabletherewith and slidable guide members between said shields.

4. In a device of the character described, the combination with a rod,the ends of `which are oppositely threaded, of blocks supported fromsaid rod, shields carried by v said frames anddisposed inwardly of saidlenses and slidable guide members between 'said shields, said slidableguide means like- A from eachother upon said adjusting ele- -ment, acentrally arrangedl nose piece Sup- 4Wise having slidable' engagementwith said nose piece.

5. In a device of the character. described, the combination with a pairof stereoscopic lenses of an adjusting element, means for causing saidlenses to move toward andv ported from said adjusting element, shieldsdisposed inwardly of said lenses and slidable guide means between saidshields.

6. In a device of the character described, the combination with amanually rotative rod' having its ends oppositely threaded, of blocksthreaded upon said rod, frames carried by said blocks, stereoscopiclenses mounted in saidframes, ear engaglng members secured to saidframes, shields carried by said frames and disposed inwardly of saidlenses a guide rodl Xed to one of said shields and a guide' elementsecured to the other of said shields through which said rod slides, acentrally disposed block in which said manually operable' rod' freelyturns, a stem depending from said block and lying at an angle withrelation to said shields, a nose piece carried by said stem and anelement carried by said stem and through which said guide rod slides.

7. In a device of the character described, the combination with a pairof lenses, of an adjusting element, means for causing said BERTHOLD C.HUBER. vLELAND S. LEASURE.

Witnesses:

J. HIZAR, ALBERT J. LEE.

